chased leaders, ridden 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on
chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost place final 110 yards
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon driven to chase leaders, ridden 1f out, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, just held
behind, wide entering straight, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer
with leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furolng, no extra in 3rd towards finish
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never reached leaders
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, kept on, no impression
mid-division, driven over 2f out, never on terms
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, behind over 1f out
MY SWEET LORD was headed at the line over course and distance last time. This looks no tougher and Mark Usher's charge gets the nod. Methaaly has slipped down the weights and showed signs of taking advantage when third here last week. He's preferred to Celestial Dawn, whose latest placed effort came over 7f. Slewtoo and Red Shadow are course regulars and pop-up from time to time but Imperial Spirit remains 6lb higher than when scoring here in September.
Pick A Little 25-1 (9-1) Outpaced, 10th of 12, 10l behind Dark Lane (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
My Sweet Lord 22-1 (8-8) Chased leaders on inside, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 13, ns behind New Decade (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Celestial Dawn 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Rafaaf (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Methaaly (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Awkwardly away, in rear, outpaced 2f out, switched left 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, not reach winner, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind My Time (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol.
Red Shadow 10-1 (9-4) Broke well, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind Munaawib (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Diamond Vine (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Clock Opera (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Scommettitrice (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Always behind, 10th of 11, 10l behind Munaawib (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Slewtoo 14-1 (9-0) Outpaced towards rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Ad Vitam (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Avonlini 50-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 11, 21l behind Monte Cassino (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Angel Grigio 25-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind George Benjamin (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs.
Imperial Spirit 25-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 16th of 17, 16l behind Megaleka (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Nov.